Synthesis and Adsorption Properties of a Novel Acrylic Ester Resin Modified by the Hydrophobic Manganese Oxide Nanowires

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Abstract The composite material of manganese oxide and acrylic ester resin was synthesized by suspension polymerization under microwave irradiation firstly. Manganese oxide nanowires were prepared by a hydrothermal method and modified by cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide under microwave irradiation. The samples were characterized by Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, etc. Moreover, the adsorption properties of composite resin were on trial in this study. Kinetic characterization of the adsorption process was performed by pseudo–first-order, pseudo–second-order and intraparticle diffusion models. Simultaneously, the reusability of the polymer has also been shown with high adsorption capacity. Keywords: Composite resinHydrophobic manganese oxide nanowiresThermal stability ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors are grateful to Dr. Hao Huang for analyzing scanning electron microscopy photos during this study. Qiurong Li also thanks Jinfeng Song and Ranran Wang for proofreading of the manuscript. Notes Color versions of one or more of the figures in the article can be found online at www.tandfonline.com/LPTE.